I don't think they can be stopped from crossing the border if the decide to, the military in the North is just that much stronger than the
south...but that tide would turn rapidly
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Even the south thinks that way

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I tend to agree and if I've understood historic U.S. Policy, the forces in place are a deterrent at best and hoped for ...but only a speed bump force
to slow the North down some and fully engage the United States otherwise. The amount it would take to match his forces on a deterrent basis wouldn't
be viable and his artillery? Well... 11,000 rounds, per volley into Seoul. Umm... How many volleys can one gun fire, how fast? Or...are we better off
not knowing. Seoul isn't that big.

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I tend to agree with many in saying he hasn't proven any behavior to show he'd invade. However, Baby Bush hadn't looked like a war monger when he
was running for Office either. He looked like a naive idiot, but not what he turned out as, IMO. He sure did finish the war his father started
though and so many years later, too. (It's the only reason I mention the Bush's... the Father-Son continuation of the Iraq war and settling scores
against Daddy's record)

Let's hope little Kim doesn't feel any odd needs to follow the family tradition like the first Korean War. Just a couple weeks before that broke out
by massive invasion from the North, the CIA was handing intelligence briefings to the President saying there were no intentions of invasion and the
North wouldn't do any such thing. (and some people think of them as all knowing..lol)

Any missile launch by North Korea would be instantly spotted by observation satellites, radars and monitoring vessels. The North Korean missile would
have multiple opportunities to be shot down from various land and sea based platforms.

North Korea could, however, smuggle a dirty bomb or an actual device through one of the many tunnels it has between the border. Some of these tunnels
have been discovered and destroyed in the past, so we know they have and do exist.

China will do what is in China's best interests; maintaing stability. I do think they are tired of North Korea, and are also done using them as an
antagonist to the West.

South Korea can't economically and socially absorb the underdeveloped North Korea. This isn't exactly East and West Germany we're talking about.

North Korean soldiers are starving and their own people are incarcerated in salt mines. These people might be brainwashed, but probably willing to
change their minds for a hot meal and a better life.

I predict that this is nothing more sabre rattling, and it will be interesting to see how far North Korea pushes their luck. I don't think we need to
worry...yet.

I think you missed my point, actually. When we're talking about the firing of 11,000 artillery rounds per volley, Los Angeles wouldn't be
'that big' anymore. It would seem downright small and cozy when everything around each mind numbing impact is bouncing off the floors and ground. A
new round coming every few seconds for who knows how long.

I've read that being subjected to artillery barrage is one of the most mentally traumatic things people can survive in terms of how it leaves some
afterward. I wouldn't want to imagine how few may survive an hour of that, let alone more.....but those who did, I think life changing would be a
safe description.

1. Kim Jong Il was regarded as almost a godlike figure before his health began failing. His son must carry that legacy honorably, and what better way
to gain the confidence of his people than to lead a successful military campaign where his father had not quite succeeded before him? Ring a bell,
Bush family?

2. South Korea has become the world leader in cellular communications and advanced computing and/or technological research. Getting a hand in that
financial pie is a logical move. When the "enemies" next door have an asset, it makes sense to attempt to seize that asset.

I imagine South Korean and American commanders get regular updates on any change of position to every gun and how many rounds are estimated to be with
them. I also bet there are bean counters in the Pentagon who have figured down to the last gun and round, how many will get off what number of shots
before being destroyed ...and what likely damage it'll all do. You know how there seems to be someone to record almost every statistic.

china and russia are both on board with the new sanctions..n korea has no real friends at the moment..something is going to happen i just dont know
what

THIS

All the political BS aside

South Korea won the PR campaign long ago... You really never want to wage a war against people your citizens adore...

SK artists litter Russian websites, Gangnam style hit no2 on the pop charts in America K-pop has Millions of fans, Chinese and ALL of East Asia
consumes Sk products, SK Television shows are extremely popular...

SK calls this "soft power"

They have a lot of it...

The people of China and Japan and America and Russia will NOT be please if Kim Taeyeon and their other idols get nuked... for no god damned reason...
everyone needs their #ty cell phones updated, Millions play their mmogs...

South Korea has Much Love among the Chinese fans

A ton of Money to loose via the USA

and NK... is a pile of festering crap no one likes.....

War over them would be a very hard sell indeed.

Sounds silly? It's not... No one likes to watch pretty girls die... the SK media is next right now only to the USA globally regionally it is KING...
"Soft Power" Not China, Not Russia not anyone can convince their people to side against SK without tremendous inner turmoil

It would seem even more lunacy to the people of China to back NK against SK than it would in America...

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